Delivering the ambitious goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will require a step change in biodiversity finance, stronger links between national biodiversity strategies and real-economy implementation, and more effective mobilisation of public, private, and blended capital. This side event will bring together the public sector, business, civil society, and technical experts to explore how COP17 can accelerate biodiversity finance through innovative financing models, strategic partnerships, investable national pipelines, de-risking mechanisms, stronger market integrity, and improved data infrastructure. Participants will hear on ways to unlock investment, improve coordination, and create enabling conditions for nature-positive outcomes, helping to close the biodiversity finance gap and accelerate implementation of global biodiversity goals.